The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-02-26
Committee had been bought to use his in.
tluence Tor Camdon. He had no doubt Of
II In the world. Several Domocratic Sena.

Committee had been bought to use his in
tluence Tor Camdon. He had no doubt ol
II In the world. Several Democratic Sena'
tors made light OF the matter. All ~
Mr.. Morris got tho floor finally and
slashed right and loft with charges o.
bribery and corruption. He was still
speaking when tho hour for tho conyen.
ing Of the joint assembly arrived.
This evening after the Senate had 70.
turned to its Chamber, tho matter again
came up. MIR. Oxley accused Mr.. Dawson
Of making grave charges against fellow
Senator with an infamous crime and then
not having the manhood and back bone
To stick up To 1t. Mr.. Morris said any
charge he made here lie stood up to-.
Mr.. Dawson said the lack OF back bono
was on the other side. "When / was on
tho floor this morning." said he, II said
that one Kemple, Of Wheeling, q Republl.
next Senator and 10 here boarding at the
Rnllner House and paying bis bills, Of
course, had said that Camden was d-n
fool and 1t was no wonder these things got
out, referring to the transactions OF this
character. I had hardly taken my seat
till kemple came to me and denied this,
but leter--in tho presence OF my informant
he admitted that he did say that this cam
paign had been damnsbly mismanaged all
through and 1t was no wondor these things
get out"
Mr.. Sommerville sent to tho Clerks
desk and had paper read In which Jake
Kemple "fesaed up" to having. started tho
whole matter in jest. At the request Of
Senator Minear he moved to spread this
on the journal, but tho Senate refused.
The substitute offered by Mr.. Dawson WAS
rejected by o vote Of s to 10. 4 sHr sI
Mr.. Oxley moved that the resolution be
amended by striking out the directions
that the Attorney General prosecute and
providing for committee Of the Senate.
Mr.. Sommervtiie moved TO make tho
preamble read: 5-53 n ~
WHEREAS, 1t is charged by the Senator
from Preston etc., which was done. Mr..
Floulnoy moved to table the esolution.
In explaining his vote on this motion Mr.,
sommerville aaid he thought this matter
was inspired and arranged tolinAueuce
andintimidatc votes. He was notimpunvn.
log the motives Of the Senator from Pres
ton; the rules Of the Senate forbade that,
He might Say that this was his only req.
son for not doing 90. The Senate refused
to table the resolution.
Mr.. Oxley moved to constitute com.
mittee OF three tosconjuct the investiea.
ton: This Was adopted. 4 Tie resolution
as thus amended, was rejected by tie
vote. The momhers voted assins. 1t gen
orally because they thought the amended
preamble did Mr.. Dawson an injustice.
1t is unfortunate that so serious chargs
was publicly made and no opportunity for
yindicstion offered the accused. It is
an open secret tbs. Senator Minear is the
Senator rcterrad to-. when tho mater
was Up he demanded An immediate and
sea1chins investigation, and it 10 a cruel
injustico to him that he was denied this
right II innocent, and as Judge Maxwell
said on the floor Of the Senate, in refer
ring to the mattcr, "thers 10 no reason to
believe there is a scin.illa Of truth in tina
charge. a f{F ElI4 y tEtS =